Electronic smoking product

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to an electronic smoking product comprising an outer tube, a steam generator disposed within the outer tube, a means for supplying liquid to a steam generator, disposed within the outer tube, a steam flow generation element made with the possibility to generate a steam flow and comprising a gasket disposed with providing the steam passage through the central gasket opening, a mouthpiece insert containing an insert of a mechanical aerosol converter arranged downstream the gasket and comprising three elongated outlet openings extending circumferentially around the perimeter of the open end surface of the mechanical aerosol converter insert, and a front surface arranged upstream the open end face and at a distance from said central opening, wherein the front surface and said central opening are arranged so that at least part of the steam flow passing through said central opening, hits the front surface and change its characteristics.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to an unheating device for inhalation flavour, which comprises: a hollow holder, at that the holder forms an internal passage for passing air drawn from the side of the front end to the mouthpiece end; and the flavour-emitting source arranged in the holder, at that the flavour-emitting source is air-permeable and is able to emit flavouring into the air passage without igniting; and the flavour-emitting source divides the air passage into two areas along the longitudinal axis; one of the areas forms the front section at the side of the front end, extending from the front end to the mouthpiece end of the holder for suction, and the other area forms the rear section at the side of the mouthpiece end; at that the rear section comprises a front passage extending from the front end to the mouthpiece end of the holder for suction along the front section at the side of the front end, and the rear passage extending from the front passage to the mouthpiece end, at that the front passage and the front section at the side of the front end are arranged on both sides of the longitudinal axis, and at that the open surface area of the flavour-emitting source is greater than the cross sectional area of the holder for suction, limited by its inner circumference.

EFFECT: providing a larger contact area between the air and the flavour-emitting materials.

SUBSTANCE: invention ensures mixing at the varied proportion of smoke flows from one, two and more smoking mixture in air duct(s) going to the smoking device, i.e. calabash, calumet etc., and contains air ducts, tubes, branch pipes ensuring installation of cups with saucer and or other vessels for smoking mixtures, supply of the smoke flows to the supply control box, and mixer connection to the smoking device, and from the supply control box ensuring change of the proportions of the mixed smoke flows. Connections of the aid ducts and supply control box can be detachable or non-detachable, at that the mixer can be designed and made as individual device or part of the smoking device, i.e. part of calabash, calumet etc.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to a non-combustible inhalation-type tobacco product containing tobacco particles produced by way of tobacco material milling or spraying; the tobacco product admixes nicotine, originating from tobacco particles and specific to tobacco, into air being inhaled and delivers nicotine with inhaled air into the smoker's mouth; additionally, the tobacco particles contains at least one type of stabiliser for nicotine delivery to the smoker; the said stabiliser specificity is as follows: differential of solubility parameter relative to nicotine equal to 17 or less; the steam pressure at a temperature of 25°C equal to 1 mm Hg (133.3 Pa) or less.

EFFECT: stabilisation of the quantity of nicotine delivered to the user.

SUBSTANCE: smoking imitation device contains a cigarette imitator (essentially cigarette-shaped) and a charging device that contains a charging gas cartridge and has a release valve whereto the cigarette imitator is designed to adhere for release of gas from the cartridge into the cigarette imitator; the device contains: a pullout appliance on the lateral side of the charging device; a cavity in the pullout appliance for holding the cigarette imitator; a resilient element for the pullout appliance displacement into the opened position to ensure access to the cigarette imitator; as well as a latch released by way of the pullout appliance movement inside in the course whereof the pullout appliance is unlocked and pushed by the resilient element into the opened position; when the pullout appliance is closed. The latch automatically engages to hold the pullout appliance in the closed position against the resilient element action.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to an electrically heated smoking system, which comprises an auxiliary unit made as capable of receiving a smoking material containing an aerosol-forming substrate, besides, the auxiliary unit comprises: at least one heating element; facilities of connection to the main source of power supply for supply of electric energy to at least one heating element; an auxiliary source of power supply for supply of electric energy to the specified at least one heating element; and an auxiliary circuit for control of energy supply from the main source of power supply to the specified at least one heating element in the mode of preliminary heating, during which the temperature of the aerosol-containing substrate increases to the working temperature, and for control of supply of energy from the auxiliary source of power supply to at least one heating element in the smoking mode, during which the temperature of the aerosol-forming substrate is maintained as substantially the working temperature.

EFFECT: due to separation of the power supply function between the main unit and the auxiliary unit, an auxiliary unit may be made smaller and more convenient for the user.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to an aroma inhalator of non-heating type which contains the following elements: hollow holder having an axis, the holder containing a front end, a back end functioning as a mouthpiece end, an atmosphere air inflow hole and a flow channel limited in the holder and designed with the possibility to direct atmosphere air admitted from the atmosphere air inflow hole to the mouthpiece end; and an aromatic cartridge having air permeability and placed in the holder to continue inside the holder from the front end to the mouthpiece end along the holder axis. The aromatic cartridge divides the flow channel into an outlet area, continuing from the aromatic cartridge to the mouthpiece end, and an inlet area, communicating with the atmosphere air inflow hole and placed adjacent to the aromatic cartridge. The aromatic cartridge contains a frame, granulated aroma-releasing material loaded into the frame and able to release an aromatic component without inflammation. The aroma-releasing material contains granulated tobacco, produced by way of tobacco leaves shredding or milling, and a compressing device designed for keeping the aroma-releasing material in a compressed condition ensuring the aromatic cartridge air permeability.

SUBSTANCE: electrically heated smoking system contains the following elements: a smoking product containing identification information printed on the product; a cavity for at least partial reception of the smoking product; at least one heating element; an energy source for energy supply to the said at least one heating element; electrical means connected to the energy source and to the said at least one heating element and a detector able to detect the smoking product presence in the cavity and to differentiate the smoking product from other products designed for usage with the smoking system based on the identification information printed on the smoking product.

EFFECT: method ensures identification of the smoking product heated by the smoking system.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to a method of controlling release of volatile compounds by a heated system, which comprises a power source, a heating element connected to the power source and a base which forms an aerosol, wherein said base releases multiple volatile compounds when heated, each volatile compound having a minimum release temperature above which said volatile compound is released, wherein the method includes: selecting a given maximum operating temperature, controlling temperature of said at least one heating element so that at least one volatile compound is released, said controlling involving: measuring resistivity of said at least one heating element; deducing the value of the real operating temperature of said at least one heating element from the resistivity measurement; comparing the value of real operating temperature with the given maximum operating temperature; and controlling electrical energy fed to said at least one heating element to keep the real operating temperature of said at least one heating element below the given maximum operating temperature.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to an electrically heated smoking system containing a cartridge (101) and a replaceable tip (201); the cartridge (101) contains a source of power supply (103) and an electric circuit (105); the tip contains an area (203) for liquid storage, a capillary wick (207)(having the first end (207a) and the second end (207b), the first end stretching into the liquid storage area for contacting the liquid (205) contained in the area); at least one heating element (209) for heating the second end of the capillary wick, an air outlet (211) and an aerosol generation chamber (213) between the second end of the capillary wick and the air outlet; when the cartridge and the tip are connected; the said at least one heating element (209) is in electric connection with the source of power supply (103) via the said circuit (105); the said circuit (105) is designed for electric current pulse supply to the said at least one heating element when the user begins whiffing; the air flow way is designed from at least one air inlet (115) to the air outlet (211) through the aerosol generation chamber (213); this way directs air flow around the heating element (209) and the second end (207b) of the capillary wick.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to a smoking device (10) having the first part (20) and the second part (30). The first part (20) contains an accumulator for accumulation of electric energy and its supply to the heating device (22) in response to the sensor device (24) detecting the consumer sucking/whiffing in through the smoking device (10). The device additionally contains the first hole (25) for inlet of air through which air flow enters the said first part (20), passes through the said heating device (22) and streams outside through the first air outlet hole (26). The second part (30) contains a medium (33), a through hole (35) for inlet of air through which air flow enters the said second part (30), passes through the said second part (30), releases the said medium (33) by means of the output device (37) and streams outside through the said second air outlet hole (36) into the consumer's mouth.

EFFECT: reduction of negative side effects of smoking for the smoker and the people around.

FIELD: production of smoking articles generating aroma upon heating without burning.

SUBSTANCE: smoking article has hollow cylindrical part equipped with heat generating member placed at distal end part, mouth-piece arranged at proximate end part, and aroma generating member adjoining heat generating member within cylindrical part. Aroma generating member contains multiplicity of granules, each of said granules containing from 65% to 93% of non-porous inorganic filler material, from 1% to 3% of binder and from 6% to 32% of aromatic substance by weight of dry substance.

FIELD: production of artificial smoking article using aroma-creating material, in particular, common cigarette.

SUBSTANCE: artificial smoking article has cylindrical enclosure into which non-disposable heat-releasing member is inserted through one end and aroma-creating material, in particular, cigarette, is inserted through other end so that free space is left between cigarette and heat-releasing member, said space being sufficient for preventing cigarette from igniting and hot gases produced on combustion of heat-releasing liquid being capable of heating tobacco or other identical cigarette component and of evaporating aroma-creating compounds contained therein.

EFFECT: provision for producing of artificial smoking article with the use of heat-releasing member whose heat is needed for evaporation of substance contained in smoking article and designed for creating of certain aroma.

SUBSTANCE: holder has casing with front part made from low thermal conductivity material, air feeding means for providing inflammation of gaseous fuel, fuel mixture chamber, and rear tubular part made from high thermal conductivity material. There are fuel means provided in front tubular part of casing and adapted for feeding of gaseous fuel. Fuel mixture chamber is communicating with said fuel feeding means and air feeding means. There is chamber in rear portion of tubular part, wherein cigarette is to be inserted. Flame keeping device is positioned behind fuel mixture chamber, before combustion chamber positioned between flame keeping device and chamber where cigarette is to be inserted. Flame is formed in combustion chamber. Spark igniter is also positioned in tubular portion of tubular part, behind flame keeping device, in the vicinity of combustion chamber.

SUBSTANCE: pipe for simulation of smoking comprises a shank integral with a bowl and a bit separable from the shank and fitted with a mouthpiece. In the smoke passage between the shank and the bit there is a hollow space intended for placing therein a sealed capsule with a nicotine-containing substance or a flavour. In front of the capsule in the smoke passage there is an electric heater connected to a current source placed into the bowl walls.

EFFECT: invention ensures preservation of the health of a pipe smoker while fully simulating the process of smoking.

SUBSTANCE: suggested mode of tobacco usage consists in inhaling its aqueous extract produced when a heated gas mixture comes in contact with liquid extract. The latter fills the cavities and splits formed by the filler granules. Heated gases come in contact with the tobacco extract inside a vertical tube made of a fire-resistant material with its lower butt-end covered with net. The net is used for sucking heated gas mixture inside the tube and discharge of the extract overstock. The tube contains filler that is regularly imbibed with tobacco extract poured inside through the upper butt end. The heated gas mixture becomes sucked inside the pipe due to pressure differential resulting from the user inhaling the end product through the upper butt end.

SUBSTANCE: proposed is a carbon-bearing compound for fabrication of a non-combustible smoking product heating element. The compound contains calcium carbonate in an amount required for maintenance of the combustion temperature within the standard smoking range (1000°C max). Particle diametre of the calcium carbonate used varies from 0.08 mcm to 0.15 mcm. Additionally the compound contains a bonding agent in an amount specified.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to devices for smoking simulation. Tobacco pipe for smokeless smoking contains bowl, chibouk, cigarette holder with mouthpiece and air channel inside the pipe, in which it is located carrier of nicotine-bearing substance and/or aromatiser and heating facility, connected to current source. At least, one of heating facility elements is located in cigarette holder and displaced to its mouthpiece.

SUBSTANCE: carbon-bearing composition is intended for heater of incombustible smoking material. Heater composition contains coal and polyatomic alcohol. Smoking material of incombustible type comprises aerosol-generating section, where aerosol is produced in process of heating, and a heater at the end of aerosol-generating section. Heater is arranged so that it is physically separated from aerosol-generating section for substantial heating of this section without ignition of aerosol-generating section. Heater consists of above-mentioned composition.

EFFECT: increased amount of aerosol with reduction of carbon monoxide amount, and also improved ignition time.

SUBSTANCE: cigarette substitute comprises hollow tubular element equipped with generator of inhaled substances, inner heating facilities for heating of inhaled air or at least part of inhaled substances generator, and device of inhaled substances generator start-up. Start-up device comprises element, which is sensitive to effect of heat produced by heating facilities arranged outside substitute independently on it. Specified heat-sensitive element is made from material, which is not ignited or does not glow under conditions of normal usage of substitute.

EFFECT: invention provides for harmless usage of device with full imitation of real smoking process.